Vacationer found dead in Swiftwater Lake identified

PARADISE TOWNSHIP — The vacationer found dead Thursday afternoon in Swiftwater Lake has been identified as Adam Edward Connolly, 25, of London, England.

PARADISE TOWNSHIP — The vacationer found dead Thursday afternoon in Swiftwater Lake has been identified as Adam Edward Connolly, 25, of London, England.

State police said Connolly was the victim of an apparent drowning.

An autopsy was performed Friday, but the Monroe County Coroner's Office said it could be at least another three weeks before the official cause and manner of death are determined. The Coroner's Office is awaiting toxicology and microscopic tissue test results to help in making that determination.

Connolly was with his friends playing tennis until around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, when he left to go fishing, according to police. His body was found at around 5 p.m. about 50 to 60 feet away from his boat, in water about three to six feet deep.

His fishing rod was near the body.

Police were told by friends that he was a good swimmer, and Kruszka said there was no indication that drugs or alcohol was a factor in the drowning.